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1981 Colgate

7–⁠3, coached by Frederick Dunlap.

Schedule and results

Colgate in 1981, game by game: lost at Rutgers 5–13; won vs. Lehigh 27–14; won at Cornell 34–10; won vs. Boston University 21–14; lost at Temple 0–31; won vs. Lafayette 30–0; won at Columbia 41–3; lost at Syracuse 24–47; won vs. Bucknell 24–6; won at Holy Cross 32–13+38−31Lost 5–13 at Rutgers-8RutgersWon 27–14 vs. Lehigh+13LehighWon 34–10 at Cornell+24CornellWon 21–14 vs. Boston University+7Boston Universi…Lost 0–31 at Temple-31TempleWon 30–0 vs. Lafayette+30LafayetteWon 41–3 at Columbia+38ColumbiaLost 24–47 at Syracuse-23SyracuseWon 24–6 vs. Bucknell+18BucknellWon 32–13 at Holy Cross+19Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12atRutgersL 5–⁠1330%
Sep 19vsLehighW 27–⁠1473%
Sep 26atCornellW 34–⁠1046%
Oct 3vsBoston UniversityW 21–⁠1486%
Oct 10atTempleL 0–⁠3149%
Oct 17vsLafayetteW 30–⁠080%
Oct 24atColumbiaW 41–⁠375%
Oct 31atSyracuseL 24–⁠4748%
Nov 7vsBucknellW 24–⁠679%
Nov 14atHoly CrossW 32–⁠1344%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Holy Cross 32–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
238–⁠151
Coach
Frederick Dunlap
Elo
1526 +52 this season
SP+ rating
0.3 No. 71 of 132; offense No. 62, defense No. 80
SRS
−3.1 No. 81 of 137 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Captains
Karl Grabowski and Tom McChesney